A Trouble Shared is a Trouble Halved
A shared sorrow is half a sorrow (and a shared joy is a double joy).
Problems seem smaller when they are shared with someone.
Trouble [trʌbl] – worry, agitation, unpleasantness, concern, anxiety, effort, difficulty, trouble.
Share [ʃeə]:
- Share, part, participation.
- To divide, to split, to share (with), to disclose.
Halve [ha:v]:
- Half.
- To divide / split in half (with), to halve.
- To reduce / cut in half.
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